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WORKMANS TIME RECORDER. N0. 600,259. Patented Mar. 8,1898.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN \V. DEIIBNER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO TIIE CHICAGO TIME REGISTER COMPANY,

OF SAME PLACE.

WORKMANS TIME-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent No. 600,259, dated March 8,1898.

Application filed May 3, 1895. Serial No. 547,997. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN IV. DEI'iBNER, of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Time-Recorders; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and eXact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved timerecording machine designed foruse principally in factories and large establishments where it isnecessary to record the time of the employees.

More specifically the invention pertains to an improved apparatus bywhich each workman has an individual recording device which by beingoperated at the beginning and end of any determined interval of timerecords the time of daywhen said interval commenced, the time of daywhen it terminated, and the total duration of said period of time inhours and fractions of hours.

The object of the invention is to produce a record of improved form andarrangement, facilitate the operation of recording, provide improvedmeans of guarding against errors or inaccuracies, and provide animproved simple construction in a machine adapted to effectively carryout the above objects.

The invention consists in the several matters hereinafter described, andmore particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and may be morereadily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my invention, theside casing being removed to expose the working parts of the machine.Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the machine with parts of the casing brokenaway to expose the mechanism beneath. Figs. 3 and 4 are enlargedvertical longitudinal sectional views taken on lines 3 8 4 1 of Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the clock mechanism, the back casin gbeing removed to expose the operative parts. Fig. 6 is an inner faceview of the fixed type-wheel. Fig. 7 is a view of a recording-sheet,showing the form of record produced by the machine. Fig. Sis a sideelevation of a portion of the upper central part of the machine, (casingremoved,) showin g the swinging frame lifted up to permit inspection ofthe record. Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional view taken on a level withthe upper edges of the key-bars, including, however, the rocking bar M,overhanging said key-bars in full lines. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary viewshowin g that part of the actuating-bar carrying the pawl, the camprojection which acts 011 the gravity-detent, and a portion of theratchetwheel which the pawl engages. Fig. 11 is a fragmentaryperspective view of a part of one of the fixed type-wheels, showingparticularly the V-shaped recesses thereof. Figs. 12 and 13 arelongitudinal and transverse vertical sections, respectively, taken onlines 12 12 of Fig. 13 and 13 13 of Fig. 12, respectively, showing moreparticularly the arrangement of the key-bar, the cam-slots therein, theshipping-lever actuated thereby, and the arrangement of the partswhereby the plunger is actuated by the cam-stud carried by the keybar.Fig. 1a is a top plan view of the interior mechanism of the machine, theend portions being broken off to reduce the length of the figure and aportion of the recording-sheet and inking-ribbon being broken out toexpose the type-wheels beneath. Figs. 15 and 16 together constitute afull-length side elevation of the machine with the proximate side of theouter casing removed, some of the parts 10- cated behind or within theside frame-piece being indicated in dotted lines.

Described in general terms, a machine adapted to carry out my inventioncomprises as its main features two movable printingforms or impressingdevices, one provided with a series of characters representing the timeof day and actuated by any suitable clock mechanism, so as to present ata proper printing-point at any time of day the proper printingcharacters corresponding to that time of day, the other normallystationary and provided with a series of printing characters to indicateany predetermined divisions of time arranged in progressive order fromzero upward and adapted to be locked to the first-mentioned movable format any point of travel of the latter and to thereafter move with it.

The invention also comprises a recordingsheet arranged to receiveimpressions of the combined characters presented at any time by saidforms, an impressing device for bringin g the sheet into printingcontact, and means for effecting the locking together and unlocking ofthe printing-forms and for returning the normally stationary form toZero at the end of each interval of time recorded.

Obviously these several features may be embodied in various forms, so asto satisfactorily accomplish their several purposes. I will hereindescribe a single operative form; but I do not desire to be limitedthereto in the construction of the appended claims.

Referring to said drawings, A designates as a whole a suitable casewithin which is inclosed the principal mechanism of the machine. The boxis provided with a hinged cover portion a at its top,which may be liftedup to afford access to the recording sheet and mechanism, and also witha series of slots at, through which project a series of operating or keybars, as hereinafter described.

B designates as a whole an inner frame comprising side frame-pieces orcastings B 13 a cross-partition B and cross-braces b b.

O designates a main shaft journaled transversely in the side frames B B0 indicates a ratchet-wheel mounted upon the shaft 0 adjacent to andoutside of the frame-piece B and provided with a double series ofperipheral ratchets c c. The two series of ratchets have an equal numberof notches, and in order that one series may be adjusted with relationto the other the two series are formed on separate disks, which areadjustably secured together by a screw 0 extending through acircumferential slot 0 in one disk and engaging a tapped hole in theother. One of said disks is keyed or otherwise fixed rigidly upon theshaft O.

0 indicates a reciprocating actuating-bar mounted to slide in bearings cc" on the frame B, so as to extend horizontally above the ratchet-wheelO,and carrying a pivoted gravity-pawle ,whicl1 acts to turn the saidratchetwheel a single notch at a time at each move ment of the bartoward the front end of the machine.

0 is a detent pivoted on the frame B and acting to prevent theratchet-wheel from being turned backward by the return movement of thebar O 0 indicates a gravity-detent engaging the series of ratchets c insuch manner as to positively limit the forward movement of theratchet-wheel O as a whole to a single notch upon each reciprocation ofthe actuatinglever. Said detent is pivoted upon a bracket 0 formed onthe frame B, and is actuated by an inclined cam projection 0 formed onthe under side of the bar 0 which engages a pin 0 projecting at rightangles from the tail end of the detent, and holds said pawl 11 ormallyraised or free from the ratchet-wheel while the bar 0 is in its rearwardposition.

The bar O is actuated from a crank-arm d, secured upon the end of atransversely-arranged rock-shaft I), journaled in upright supports 19 brising from the side frames l3 the connection between the crank-arm andsliding bar being afforded by means of a link C The rock-shaft D isactuated by means of a bar D, connected with a second rigid crankarm (1on the shaft D and extending from thence to a clock mechanism indicatedas a whole by D and shown in the present 111- stance as consisting of aclock of common construction mounted upon the top of the rear part ofthe case, the bar D extending up through a suitable aperture in the topwall of the case.

D Fig. 5, designates a cam-plate fixed upon the minute-hand spindle ofthe clock, said plate being provided with a circumferential series ofcam-grooves (1 arranged spirally with reference to the axis of the plateand connected by radial cam-grooves (i The bar D is arranged to extendalongside of and approximately diametrically across said camplate and isoperatively connected with the latter by means of a cam stud or pin d,projecting at right angles from the bar and engaging the cam-groove, theupper end of the bar being mounted to slide in a bearing (1, whichprevents lateral movement of the bar. Obviously when thus constructedand arranged the bar D will be gradually raised and allowed to dropabruptlyas the cam-plate is rotated and the rock-shaft therebyoscillated to move the ratchet-wheel 0 forward a notch as many times inan hour as there are spiral-groove sections and corresponding radialgrooves. In the present instance four are shown, and the ratchet C willtherefore be moved forward a notch once every quarter-hour or fifteenminutes. In order that the bar D may be caused to drop promptly, it isshown as provided with a coiled compression-spring d", which is arrangedto aid the gravity of said lever. It is to be noted in this connectionthat by reason of the contour of the cam-grooves, if for any reason thebar D should be prevented from dropping, the clock mechanism will bestopped by the engagement of the stud d with the outer side of theradial part of the cam-groove.

Next describing the printing devices proper, it is to he observed thatthe machine herein shown is adapted for recording the time of but fourworkmen, but that in practice the machine will be provided with as manyadditional recording devices and corresponding keys as may be founddesirable, such additional recording devices simply increasing the widthof the machine, but requiring no additional driving mechanism. Inasmuchas all of the individual printing mechanisms are alike, reference willbe made herein to but a notch of the ratchet-wheel O.

F indicates a second type-wheel similar to and of the same diameter asthe wheel E, mounted loosely upon the shaft 0 adjacent to the fixedwheel and adapted to be shifted out of or into engagement with saidfixed wheel.

The wheel F is providedwith a series of characters designating time byhours and quarter-hours, (the latter being indicated in the presentinstance in the form of fractions, so as to facilitate footing and todistinguish more clearly'from the characters of the fixed wheel,)running from O to 12.

In order that the loose wheel may be locked, so as to move with thefixed wheel E, and at the same time the groups of characters be broughtinto register with each other in whateverrelative position the twowheels happen to be when the loose one is shifted up to the other, thefixed wheel is provided in its proximate face with an annular series ofV-shaped recesses a (see detail Fig. 11) and the loose wheel with aconical stud or boss f, adapted to engage and fit within said recesses.

Means for shifting the loose wheel out of or into engagement with thefixed wheel are provided as follows: G indicates a shipping-lever (seeFigs. 3, 9, and 12) having at one end a yoke g, engaged with an annulargroove 0 formed on the hub of the wheel F between the approximate facesof the gear I and said typewheel F and extending rearwardly and pivotedmidway of its length to the lower side of a support G, so as tooscillate in a horizontal plane. The shipping-lever is of spring metaland is provided with an upturned end portion g, which normally restsagainst one side or the other of a sliding key-bar H, mounted to slidehorizontally above the shipping-lever in suitable guides g g formed inthe sup port G.

h h indicate two cam-slots cut diagonally through the key-bar H at itslower side (see Fig. 12) at such points that one of them will be carriedpast the upturned end of the shipping-lever just before the key-bar Hreaches the end of its throw in each direction. The said slots are ofsuch'size and depth as to permit the upturned end g of theshipping-lever to pass therethrough, the latter being formed relativelythin in cross-section and arranged to stand in a diagonal vertical planecorre sponding to that of the slots h h, so as to facilitate the passageof the said end through the slots. The end 9 of the resilientshipping-lever is arranged so as to tend to stand in a vertical planebetween the two planes of the opposite sides of the lever H when theloose wheel is shifted to either position, so that when said end iscarried through to either side by the cam action of one of the slots itwill bear against the side of the lever and enter the return-slot whenthe lever is shifted so as to permit it. The arrangement is such thatthe loose wheel will be shifted into engagem ent with the fixed wheelwhen the lever H is pulled out toward the front of the machine anddisengaged therefrom when it is returned.

In order that the loose wheel F may be returned to zero each time afterit has been disconnected from the fixed wheel, ready to commence therecording of a new interval of time, the hub of said shifting wheel isprovided with a concentric gear I, adapted when the wheel F is shiftedaway from the other to intermesh with rack-teeth 7L2 formed on the underside of the key-bar H. The gear I is flattened or has its teeth cut awayat one side, as at '5, so that when it has been returned to Zero theflattened side will come opposite the rack-teeth, and thus allow theremaining part of the rack-teeth to be carried past without turning thewheel. This flattened portion 2' by engagement with the lower side ofthe keybar II also serves the further purpose of preventing the loosewheel from being carried around by frictional engagement with the shaft0 during the time it rests loosely upon said shaft.

In order that the loose wheel may be positively stopped when it reachesthe Zero-point, a stop or pin f is arranged to project outwardlytherefrom in position to engage with the upper side of theshipping-lever G.

In order that the gear I may be shifted beneath the rack in position tointermesh therewith without interference, the teeth are omitted for ashort space, as at 71.3, at that part of the key-bar which will beopposite the gear when the bar is just starting rearward, and at whichtime the shifting of the gear into position to mesh occurs.

Next describing the mechanism bywhich an impression is taken upon arecording-sheet of the combination of characters presented at theprintingpoint at any time, J, Figs. 3, 8, and 1-l-, designates animpressing-lever pivoted between its ends upon a crossbar j, which ismounted between the two side members j j of a swinging frame J, pivotedat its rear end between two standards N h rising from the side frames BB respectively. The impressing device or lever J is actuated by means ofa vertically-reciprocating plunger K, mounted adjacent to the key-bar toslide in suitable guides or bearings j" j in the support G, whichplunger engages with its upper end the rear end of said lever J and bylifting the latter forces its opposite end down upon the type-wheels.The plunger is provided on its side adjacent to the key-bar H with aV-shaped cam 7.3, which is engaged and forced upward by a cam-stud 7L4,mounted IIO on the key-bar H, both in the forward and rearward movementof the latter. The under side of the contracting end of the lever J,against which the plunger K acts, is provided with alongitudinally-arranged knifeedged character or scoring device it, whichoperates, in conjunction with the end of the plunger K, to score or rulethe recording-sheet, as hereinafter described.

The forward end of the impression-lever is provided with a suitableyielding impressionsurfaee, preferably of rubber, of such size as toimpress the recording-sheet L upon the characters of any single group orcombination presented at the printing-point by the two type-wheelslocked together as described.

The recording-sheet L is preferably, although not necessarily, in theform of a strip or web wound into roll form, which roll is shown asmounted upon a suitable roller L, journaled in uprights Z)" Z), risingfrom the frames B 13 From the roll L the strip of paper is led beneath aguide-roller L mounted at the rear end of the swinging frame J, thencebetween the pivoted impressinglever and the typewheels and up between aroller L mounted in the forward end of the frame J and a rubher-surfaceddriven feed-roller L", journaled in supporting side plates 13 Bextending upward from the respective side frames B B Inasmuch as themachine is arranged to make a recording impression both when the key-baris drawn forward and when it is pushed back, it is necessary that therecording-sheet be moved forward a step at each movement of the bar ineither direction. It is desirable that the records made of the time atwhich the several workmen commenced work and when they ceased work berecorded in straight lines or rows extending transversely across thesheet. In order that this may be accomplished, it is necessary that thesheet-feeding devices be so arranged that the outward or forwardmovement of the key-bar first actuated will cause the sheet to feedforward a step, while the drawing out of any of the remaining bars willhave no effect on the feeding mechanism, and similarly when the firstworkman'pushes in his key-bar the sheet will be fed forward a step; butnone of the succeeding bars will move the sheet when they are movedinward. Mechanism for thus feeding forward the recording-sheet isprovided asfollows:

M (see Figs. 4t, 9, and 16) designates a rockbar j ournaled transverselyin the side frames B B a short distance above the key-bars II andprovided throughout its length with a radial web or rib m, whichnormally depends in position to be engaged by a cam projection 7L5formed on the upper side of the key-bar II. The cam projection 7L5 is soformed as to first oscillate the rock-bar M out of its path andthereafter pass beneath the same when the key-bar is shifted in eitherdirection, and is of such length and so located with relation to thestud h", which actuates the impressing device, that the bar will beoscillated just before the impression is made in each case. In orderthat the pendent web on may more certainly resume a vertical position,so as to be reengaged by the return movement of the bar ll, its journalsm are arranged eccentrically of the center of the bar, so that part ofthe weight of said bar aids to bring the web or flange to avertically-depending position.

m Fig. 16, indicates an arm pivoted at one end m to the sidesupporting-plate 13', adjacent to the end of the bar M, and carryingbetween its ends two pivoted pawls 112 171 which extend upward atopposite sides of and are held in yielding engagement with aratchet-wheel L secured upon the shaft of the driving-rollerL by meansof a coiled contractile springm". The engaging ends of said pawls m m'are oppositely arranged, so that one of the pawls, m acts to rotate theroller L when the arm m is oscillated on its pivot to lift the pairbodily upward, and the other, on, acts to rotate the said roller L whenthe arm on is oscillated to pull down the pawls.

m indicates a segmental-shaped arm secured rigidly upon the rockshaft Madjacent to the free end of the arm m which segmental arm m is providedon its face adjacent to the arm m with ribs m m extending above andbelow the loose arm m and adapted to engage and oscillate the latterwhen the rock shaft is oscillated by the key-bar, as herein beforedescribed, the space between said ribs being such as to permit the web mto return to a vertically-depending position after the arm m has beenoscillated up or down without moving the latter.

By means of the foregoing mechanism an intermittent. forward motion isimparted to the driving-roller, which by reason of its frictionalengagement with the recording-sheet feeds the latter forward step bystep.

N designates an inking-ribbon having its supply end coiled about arevoluble roller N, mounted in the rear end of the box, trained fromthence over a guide-roller N directly above the roller N, between therecordingsheet and type-wheels, and then to an idleroller N about whichthe latter is wound. The trunnions n of the idle-roller N are mounted inhorizontal slots If b, so as to permit a bodily movement of the rollertoward and away from the roller L to provide for the accumulation of theribbon thereon, and said roller is held in yielding contact with thefeed-roller by means of wire springs or a, secured to the plates B" Band arranged to act on the projecting ends of the trunnions to force theroller toward the feed-roller.

0, Fig. 3, designates a transversely arranged bar provided with verticalguide-studs 0, which slide in suitable guide-apertures 0 0, formed inthe crossbar j and having a suit able handle 0 mounted upon their upperends, by means of which the bar may be depressed.

' record-sheet would show 8:000.

0 indicates aform mounted upon the crosspartition member 13 beneath thebar 0 and the recording-sheet and ribbon, in position to receive thepressure of the bar 0, said form being provided with a numeral-type orother identifying character 0 arranged to register with each of thedouble columns of the recording-sheet, by means of which the severalindividual columns may be marked by a single impression at the time anew sheet is begun, or at such intervals as desired, and each individualworkmans column thus provided with means of identification by which itmay be distinguished even if separated from the sheet. Theimpressing-bar O is shown as normally held up by means of coiled springs0 which are interposed between them.

The operation of a machine embodying my invention is as follows: Theclock mechanism being in operation and the fixed type-wheel drivenforward through a step-by-step movement at uniform intervals of time andthe several key-levers being in their inward position, as shown in thedrawings, each allotted to an individual workman, the first workmanpassing to his work-say in the forenoon-will pull out his individualkey-bar. The first effect of the outward movement of said bar will be tobring the foremost slot h of said bar opposite the upturned end of thelower, which will enter the slot and by the cam action of the latter bepassed through to the opposite side of the bar, thereby shifting theloose wheel up into locked contact with the fixed wheel, so as tothereafter rotate with the latter. The further movement of the keybarwill bring the cam projection thereon into contact with the web of therock-bar, and thus through the medium of the pawl-andratchet mechanismmove the feed-roller forward a step to present an unprinted portionopposite the printing-point. A further movement of the key-bar bringsthe cam stud there on into engagement with the cam of the plunger, whichis thus raised to oscillate the impressing-lever and cause the twotype-wheels to record the character presented by them at'theprinting-point at this time. Inasmuch as the loose wheel is alwaysreturned to zero by the preceding inward movement of the keybar, thecharacters presented by this wheel will obviously be a zero, or naught,while those presented by the other wheel will indicate the time ofdayas, for instance, if the workman recorded at eight oclock his Beforethe key has fully reached the limit of its forward movement the upturnedend of the shipping-lever will come opposite the second camslot of saidbar, but owing to the direction of inclination of said slot it will beprevented from passing therethrough. Owing to the frictional resistanceof the feed-roller and to the fact that the lost motion provided betweenthe ribs m of the segmental arm m the pawl-carrying arm m permits theweb or flange to swing down to a vertical position without causing saidpawls to move the ratchet-wheel of the feed-roller, the pawls willremain in their uppermost position until the rock-bar is oscillated inthe reverse direction by the cam projection of one of the key-levers,and the pawls thereby positively forced or drawn down. Obviously,therefore, after the first workman has recorded his time any number ofsucceeding key-bars may be drawn out without again moving the paperforward, and the succeeding pairs of typewheels will therefore registerin a straight row or line across the paper or recordingsheet. Meantimewhile the workmen are coming in the clock mechanism is running, and atevery interval of fifteen minutes the fixed type-wheel presents a newset of characters at the printing-point. Assuming that the secondworkman comes in and records at any time before the quarter-hour ispast, his record will be the same as that of the first to register.Assuming that the third man records more than fifteen minutes after theclock has last moved the wheelsas, for instance, if he registers atsixteen minutes past eighthis record will be 8:15.03 As the workmen quitwork each proceeds to the machine and pushes back his individual key-barto its normal innermost position. As the first one to quit pushes in hisbar its first action is to oscillate the rock-shaft and force the paperforward a step; next, to raise the plunger and oscillate theimpressing-lever to make the record, and immediately after this occursthe rearmost slotof the key-lever comes opposite the upturned end of theshipping-lever, the latter passes through, and the loose typewheel isshifted over out of engagement with the fixed wheel and into positionfor its gear to intermesh with the rack-teeth of the keybar. Thecontinued backward movement of the key-bar turns the loose wheel back tozero, at which point it is stopped by the engagement of its stud withthe shipping-lever.

It will be obvious from the foregoing description that the records ofthe time of the several workmen will usually be in transverse rows orlines, while the records of each individ ual for consecutive intervalsof time will always be in double columns, one of which will show thetimes of day at which each recorded interval commenced and ended and theother showing simply the hours and fractions of hours worked. Obviouslyit will usu ally be desirable to record a number of days or even weeksupon a sheet before it is 'removed from the machine. lVhen the sheet istaken from the machine, or at any desired time, each workmans total timemaybe ascertained with the greatest facility by simply footing thecolumns showing the hours worked. The making of the record in compactsheet form in the manner described is a great improvement over the priorart, in which the record has usually been produced either in the form oftime-tickets for each interval or in the form of a continuous strip orribbon, upon which the time of each workman was recorded, not inindividual columns, but all together in one column, from which the timeof any particularworkman must be selected by means of identifying marksor numbers.

It is to be understood that the herein-described apparatus constitutesbut one preferred means of performing my invention and that the same maybe carried out in various other ways. It is also to be understood thatthe various details of construction of the apparatus described may bechanged without departing from the spiritof the invention or theexercise of more than ordinary mechanical skillas, for instance, theclock mechanism may be arranged to move the recording-wheels forward atshorter intervals apart, or the clock may be located within the case ordifferently connected with the recording mechanism. These and analogouschanges I claim as being within the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention 1. A time-recording machine comprising a movableform bearing time-indicating characters, a clock mechanism havingconstant engagement with and actuating said form, a second backwardlyand forwardly moving form also bearing time-indicating characters andlocated at one side of the movable form, locking means for detachablyengaging the second form with and disengaging it from the clockmechanism and restoring means for moving backward the second form to itsstarting-point when disconnected from the clock mechanism.

2. A time-recording machine comprising a form bearing time-indicatingcharacters, a clock mechanism having constant engagement with said formand moving it always in one direction, a second backwardly and forwardlymoving form, also bearing time-indicating characters, manually-operatedmeans for detachably engaging the second form with the clock mechanism,for releasing it from the same, and for moving said second formbackwardly to its zero or starting point.

3. A time-recording machine comprising a movable printing-form, a clockmechanism having constant engagement with and actuating said form, asecond, backwardly and forwardly moving form located at one side of thefirst form, means for detachably en gaging the second form with anddisengaging it from the clock mechanism, restoring means for moving thesecond form backwardly to its starting-point when released from theclock mechanism, an impression device acting at once against both forms,and manually-operated means, actuating said engaging, disengaging andrestoring means, and said im pression device. I

4. A time-recording machine comprising a movable printing-form, a clockmechanism having constant engagement with and actuating said form, asecond, backwardly and forwardly moving form located at one side of thefirst form, means for detachably en gaging it from the clock mechanism,restoring means for moving the second form backwardly to itsstarting-point when released from the clock mechanism, an impressiondevice acting at once against both forms and a reciprocatin g memberhaving operative connection with said engaging and disengaging means,and with the form-restoring means and with the impression device, saidreciprocating member being contracted to operate the form-engaging meansand impression device when moved in one direction, and to operate theform-disengaging means, the impression device and the form-restoringmeans when moved in the opposite direction.

5. A time-recording machine comprising a frame, a main shaft revolnblymounted therein, a ratchet-wheel non-rotatably mounted on the shaft, aclock mechanism acting on said ratchet-wheel to revolve it step by step,fast and loose type-wheels mounted upon said shaft, each having groupsof printing characters spaced at corresponding intervals, meansoperating to lock the loose and fast wheels together and at the sametime bring their groups of characters into register, and means fortaking an impression of the combination of characters presented,substantially as set forth.

6. A time-recording machine comprising a frame, a main shaft mountedtherein, a ratchet-wheel mounted 011 the shaft, a clock mechanism actingon said ratchet-wheel to revolve it step by step, fast and loosetypewheels mounted on said shaft, and means for shifting the loose wheelinto and out of e11- gagement with the fast wheel comprising a slidingbar arranged to extend transversely of the main shaft adjacent to saidwheel, camsurfaces on said bar, and a shipping-lever engaged with theloose wheel and arranged to be acted upon by the cam-surfaces of thesliding bar, substantially as set forth.

7. A ti inc-recording machine, comprising a plurality of individual setsof printing-forms,

each set comprising a form actuated by clock mechanism and provided withprinting cl1aractors for denoting the time of day, and a second normallystationary form provided with a series of progressive characters,mechanism adapted to lock said forms together, mechanisms for effectingtheir release from each other, a recording-sheet arranged to receiveimpressions from each set of printingforms, mechanism operatedautomatically at the locking together and also at the releasing fromeach other of the members of any set to effect an impression of saidset, and mechanism operated automatically to move the recording-sheeteach time an alternate locking together or unlocking of any setoccurs,but arranged to remain inoperative when different sets aresuccessivelyloeked together or successively unlocked, substantially asset forth.

S. In a time-recording machine comprising a main driven shaft providedwith fast and loose wheels, means for shifting the loose wheel into andout of connection with the fast Wheel, comprising a shiftable bararranged to extend transversely of the main shaft, and provided with camsurfaces thereon, a pivoted shipping-lever, engaged at one end with theloose wheel and provided with a cam proj ection adapted to be engaged bythe cam-surfaces of the shiftable bar, substantially as set forth.

9. In a time-recordin g machine comprising a main driven shaft providedwith fast and loose type-wheels, means for shifting the loose wheel intoand out of connection with the fast Wheel comprising a shiftable bararranged to extend transversely of the main shaft, two cam slotsarranged to extend diagonally through said bar, a shipping-leverpivotally mounted between its ends, engaged at one end with the loosewheel, and provided at its other with a cam projection adapted to engagesaid cam-slots, substantially as set forth.

7 10. In a time-recording machine, the combination of a recording-sheet,a plurality of printing devices, each provided with a key and eachadapted to print upon said sheet upon the reciprocation of the key ineither direction, and mechanism operating to feed forward said sheetupon each reciprocation of a key in a direction the reverse of that ofthe last preceding key, but not upon the actuation of succeeding keys inthe same direction, substantially as set forth.

11. In a time-recording machine, a sheetfeeding mechanism comprising afeed-roller, a ratchet-wheel operatively connected with the feed-roller,a plurality of shiftable keybars, a rock-shaft mounted transversely ofand adjacent to said bars, a flange 0n the rockshaft, cam projections onthe bars adapted to engage and oscillate the rock-shaft in bothdirections, pawls mounted on said rock-shaft and arranged to actalternately on the ratchetwheel of the feed-roller to turn it forwardwhen the rock-shaft is oscillated in either direction, said pawls beingconnected with the rock-shaft by means permitting lost motion, wherebythe pawls will remain in either position to which they are shifted untilpositively actuated in the opposite direction by the rock-bar, but therock-bar is free to return to a position to be oscillated by the passageof each cam projection of the shiftable bars, substantially asdescribed.

12. In a time-recording machine the combination of a main driven shaft,fast and loose type-wheels thereon, a recording-sheet, sheetfeedingmechanism, an impressing device and a shiftable key; said key beingarranged to lock the loose wheel to the main shaft, actuate thesheet-feeding mechanism and operate the impressing device, when shiftedin one direct-ion, and to release the loose wheel, actuate the feedmechanism, and operate the impressing device when shifted in theopposite direction, substantially as set forth.

13. In a time-recording machine the combination of a main driven shaft,fast and loose type-wheels thereon, arecording-sheet, sheetfeedingmechanism, an impressing device and a shiftable key; said key beingarranged to lock the loose wheel to the main shaft, actuate thesheet-feeding mechanism and operate the impressing device, when shiftedin one direction, and to release the loose wheel, return it to itsstartingpoint, actuate the feed mechanism and operate the impressingdevice when shifted in the opposite direction,substantially as setforth.

14:. A time-recording machine comprisinga plurality of printing-formsarranged side by side, a plurality of backwardlyand forwardly movingprinting-forms arranged severally adjacent to the first-mentioned forms,a clock mechanism operatively connected with said first-mentioned formsand having constant engagement with the same, a plurality of separatelocking devices for detachably engaging the second set of forms with,and disengaging them from, the clock mechanism, a plurality of separaterestoring devices for moving backward the second set of forms to theirstarting-points, a continuous recordingsheet, of such width as to extendacross all of the forms, a plurality of separate impression deviceslocated at the side of the sheet opposite the forms and adapted to actseparately on said forms, a sheet-actuating device for giving anintermittent advance movement to said sheet, and a plurality ofmanually-operated actuating devices giving movement severally to theengaging and disengaging devices, the restoring devices and theimpression devices, and each of which is adapted to operate thesheet-actuating device.

15. A time-recording machine comprising a frame, a main shaft mountedthereon and provided with typewheels and means for r0- tating said shaftintermittently, comprising a ratchet-wheel, a clock mechanism, a cammounted on one of the shafts thereof, provided with a cam-grooveconsisting of a series of alternate spirally and radially arrangedportions, a sliding bar provided with a camstud engaging saidcam-groove, and a pawl, actuated by said sliding bar, acting on theratchet-wheel, substantially as set forth.

16. A time-recordin g machine comprising a frame, a main shaft mountedthereon and provided with type-wheels and means for rotating said shaftintermittently, comprising a ratchet-wheel, a clock mechanism, a cammounted on one of the shafts thereof, pro-- vided with a cam-grooveconsisting of a series of alternate spirally and radially arrangedportions, a sliding bar provided with a camstnd engaging saidcam-groove, a pawl actuated by said sliding bar, acting on theratchetwheel and a detent arranged to prevent the ratchet-wheel frombackward movement,substantially as set forth.

17. A time-recording machine, comprising a printing-form, arecording-sheet and means for taking an impression on therecordingsheet, comprising a pivotally-mounted impressing lever, ashiftable bar, a plunger mounted adjacent to said bar, and in positionto oscillate the impressing-lever, and a cam on the bar adapted toactuate the plunger, substantially as set forth.

18. A time-recording machine, comprising a printing-form, arecording-sheet, and means for taking an impression on therecordingsheet, comprising a pivotally-mounted impressing lever, ashiftable bar, a plunger mounted adjacent to said bar, and in positionto oscillate the impressing-lever, and a cam on the bar adapted toactuate the plunger, when the latter isshifted in either direction,substantially as set forth.

19. A time-recording machine comprising a plurality of printing-formsarranged side by side, a clock mechanism having operative connectionwith said forms, acontinuous record-sheet, rollers supporting said sheetadjacent to said forms, a plurality of impressionlevers pivoted betweentheir ends outside of the impression-sheet, and each having at one end aplaten acting against an opposed form, and adapted for contact with thesheet at its opposite end, reciprocating, lever-actuating memberslocated at the same side of the sheet with the forms, and acting throughthe sheet against the ends of the impression-levers to operate thelatter, and manually-operated means for separately actuating saidimpression devices.

20. A mechanical movement for actuating a shipping-lever or the like,comprising a longitudinally-sliding bar, two cam-slots arranged toextend diagonally through said bar in substantially parallel planes, anda transversely-shiftable spring-pressed cam projection arranged adjacentto the bar and tending to stand in a plane Within the two opposite sidesof said sliding bar, whereby said cam projection will enter and passthrough each of said cam-slots when the bar is reciprocated to carry theslots past the same, substantially as set forth.

21. A time-recording machine comprising a frame, a main shaft mountedthereon and provided with type-wheels and means for rotating said shaftintermittently, comprising a ratchet-wheel provided with two series ofratchets, a clock mechanism, a cam mounted on one of the shafts thereof,provided with a cam-groove consisting of a series of alternate spirallyand radially arranged portions, a sliding bar provided with a cam-studengaging said cam-groove, a pawl actuated by said sliding bar and actingto move the ratchetwheel forward, a detent or stop also actuated by thesliding bar, arranged to engage the ratchet-wheel at the end of theforward movement of the sliding bar, whereby said wheel is preventedfrom being carried by momentum beyond a proper point, and a detentarranged to prevent the ratchet-wheel from backward movement,substantially as set forth.

22. In a time-recording machine, the combination of a clock-actuatedmain shaft, a fast and a loose printing-wheel mounted thereon, means forlocking said loose wheel so as to rotate with the shaft and mechanismfor returning it to a uniform starting-point comprising a gear connectedwith said wheel and a rack-bar adapted to bethrown into and out of meshwith said gear.

23. In a time-recording machine, the com bination of a clock-actuatedmain shaft, a fast and a loose printing-wheel mounted thereon, means forlocking said loose wheel so as to rotate with the shaft and mechanismfor returning it to a uniform starting-point comprising a gear-pinionmounted concentrically upon the hub of the loose wheel and havin at oneside of its perimeter a flattened portion devoid of gear-teeth and arack-bar adapted to be thrown into and out of mesh with the gear-pinionand arranged to coact with the flattened portion of the gear to permitthe bar to traverse the gear beyond the end of the rack and prevent thegear from rotating.

2a. In a time-recording machine, the combination of a clock-actuatedmain shaft, a fast and a loose printing-wheel mounted thereon, means forshifting said loose wheel endwise upon the shaft into and out ofengagement with the fast wheel and for returning it to a uniformstartingpoint comprising a gear-pinion mounted concentrically upon thehub of the loose wheel, a shiftable rack-bar provided with a rackadapted to intermesh with said gear, a shipping-lever pivotally mountedbetween its ends and having one end engaged with said loose wheel andadapted for engagement at its other end with cam-slots in the rack-bar,a circumferential series of recesses in one of said wheels and a studupon the other adapted to engage said recesses when the loose wheel isshifted toward the other and a stop upon the loose wheel adapted forengagement with a relatively-movablc part to arrest its rotation when ithas been returned to its starting-point by the rack and pinion.

25. A time-recording machine comprisinga plurality of printing-formsarranged side by side, a clock mechanism operatively connected with saidforms, a record-sheet, impression devices for pressing the sheet againstthe forms, a sheet-actuatin g device and a plurality ofmanually-operated, actuating members, said sheet-actuating deviceembracing a moving part which remains normally in position to be actedupon and moved by either one of said actuating members when the latteris moved in either direction, said moving part being connected with thepart which immediately engages the sheet by means affording lost motionbetween said parts, so that the sheet is actuated by the first memberwhich is moved in a direction opposite that of the last moved member.

26. In atime-recorder,the combination with the main frame, a main shaftand a plurality of clock-actuated type-wheels mounted thereon, of aswinging frame mounted to overhang said type-wheels, a plurality ofimpressinghammers, movably mounted in said swinging frame and adapted tocooperate with the typewheels, and a continuous-web recording-sheetmounted upon rolls carried by the swinging frame and arranged to extendbetween the impressing-faces of the hammers and typewheels. v

27. In a time-recorder,the combination with the main frame, a main shaftand a plurality of clock-actuated type-wheels mounted thereon, of aswinging frame mounted to overhang said type wheels, a plurality ofimpressing hammers, movably mounted in said swinging frame and adaptedto cooperate with the typewheels, and a continuous-web recording sheetmounted upon rolls carried by the swinging frame and arranged to extendbetween the impressing-faces of the hammers and typewheels, feedmechanism for moving the recording-sheet, mounted in the main frame anddriving connections between said feed mechanism and one of the rollscarried by the swinging frame.

28. In a time-recorder, the combination with the main frame, a mainshaft and a plurality of clock-actuated type-wheels mounted there on, ofa swingingframe mounted to overhang said type-wheels, a plurality ofimpressinghammers, movably mounted in said swinging frame and adapted tocooperate with the type- Wheels, and a continuous-web recording-sheetmounted upon rolls carried by the swinging frame and arranged to extendbetween the impressing-faces of the hammers and typewheels, feedmechanism for moving the recording-sheet, mounted in the main frame anddriving connections between said feed mechanism and one of the rollscarried by the swinging frame, said feed mechanism being arranged tomove out of or into driving engagement with the driving connections asthe swinging frame is swung out of or into operative positions,respectively.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix mysignature, in presence of two witnesses, this 30th day of April, A. D.1895 U JOHN IV. DEUBNER,

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. GRAVES, HENRY W- CARTER

